A young woman answering an ad for a traveling companion winds up drugged, kidnapped and in the clutches of a white slavery ring. Read More »
Daily Archives: January 14, 2019
The Brother from Another Planet (1984) John Sayles, Joe Morton, Daryl Edwards, Rosanna Carter
The Brother is an alien who has crash-landed on Earth, in New York City. Read More »
Poison (1991) Todd Haynes, Edith Meeks, Larry Maxwell, Susan Norman
Three intercut stories about outsiders, sex and violence. In “Hero,” Richie, at age 7, kills his father and flies away. Read More »
The Crowning Experience (1960) Marion Clayton Anderson, Rickard Tegström, Muriel Smith, Ann Buckles, Louis Byles
Inspired by the accomplishments of Mary McCleod Bethune, who made and sold so many sweet potato pies that Read More »
Vampiresas 1930 (1962) Jesús Franco, Mikaela, Antonio Ozores, Lina Morgan
As the era of silent films finds itself at a close, four down-and-out silent film actors and musicians struggle to find work. Read More »
The Boxer (1977) Shûji Terayama, Bunta Sugawara, Kentarô Shimizu, Masumi Harukawa
A young boxer accidentally kills an ex-boxing champion’s brother. Read More »